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Tony Blair asked if nationalists would support England in World Cup
Tony Blair once suggested that nationalists could support England in the World Cup after the Republic of Ireland was knocked out, according to reports on a 2002 meeting. The former prime minister and architect of the Good Friday Agreement was said to be “crestfallen” after the gaffe,
Tony Blair's gaffe to nationalists after Ireland's World Cup exit revealed in unsealed documents
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair was said to be gutted after the gaffe, which is detailed in newly unsealed documents from the National Archives of Ireland in Dublin
Tony Blair suggested nationalists in the North may back England in 2002 World Cup after Ireland went out
Former British prime minister Tony Blair once suggested that ­nationalists in Northern Ireland may support England in the World Cup after Ireland were knocked out, according to reports on a 2002 meeting.
Blair asked if Irish nationalists would support England in World Cup
Tony Blair once suggested that nationalists in Northern Ireland could support England in the World Cup after Ireland was knocked out, according to reports on a 2002 meeting.
Tony Blair thought NI nationalists would support England in World Cup if Ireland were out, files reveal
Tony Blair once suggested that nationalists in Northern Ireland may support England in the World Cup after Ireland was knocked out, according to reports on a 2002 meeting. The former prime minister and architect of the Belfast Agreement was said to have been “crestfallen” after the gaffe,
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Tony Blair ally Peter Mandelson set to be new UK ambassador to Donald Trump's US - seven years after calling incoming president a 'bully' over 'America First' policies
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Trimble told by Blair to ‘get lost’ over timing of border poll, records show
The records from the National Archives in Dublin show that the SDLP and the Irish government were heavily against the idea.